Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Massachusetts
Boston is the high-cost jobs, transit, and healthcare market in Massachusetts, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, transit, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Massachusetts
Lynn is a supplemental starter city profile for the Boston-area commuter affordability market in Massachusetts, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Lynn has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Lynn has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Lynn minus Boston.
| Metric | Boston | Lynn | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,944 | $2,356 | -$588 | Lynn | Lynn has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $871,000 | $584,482 | -$286,518 | Lynn | Lynn has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $247/mo | $250/mo | +$3/mo | Boston | Boston has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 117 | 118 | +1 | Boston | Boston has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $124,000 | $92,700 | -$31,300 | Lynn | Lynn has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 59/100 | 69/100 | +10 | Lynn | Lynn has the higher move score. |